I am asking that ALLstudents pick up a packet AND workbook at Sears this week on Monday, March 23rd after 10 a.m. After this week, please let me know if you plan to pick up a packet weekly (so that I can make copies) or complete assigments online with the provided information.

Please note: Some items in this weeks' pack wil be used for upcoming weeks (Zoo Prpject Activities, Multiplication Choice Board) Please keep up with your work to avoid confusion. The workbook will be utilized in the upcoming weeks as well.

Please use a folder to keep all assignments for the return of school.

Please be safe and remain healthy! Make sure you wash, wash, and wash your hands frequently.

It is essential that students remain engaged daily in educational activities.

Listed below are a couple activities I would like for students to complete this week. Depending on the length of the CoronaVirus precautions, I strongly advise each student to open their google classroom account in the event that we must submit assignments.

1. iReady Math- Please allow your child to log into iReady Math on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for a minimum of 20 mins.

2. MobyMax- Students should log into MobyMax on Tuesday and Thursday for a minimum of 20 mins. If students have not completed the test prep section- they should work on that first. If students have completed test prep, they should complete matah assignments under the assignments tab.

3. Math fun- Please have your child to create/design their own multiplication or division game. Include directions, game board,and answer key. We will use these games in class to work on our facts.

4. iReady Math Packet- Please complete the followed packet. This can be written on paper if you are unable to print it out.

On the screen (about 6 rows down in the middle) click "2,3,4 Digit Worksheets 2,3,4 addends"

Number of digits Click 3 digits

Number of Addends- Click 2 addends

Number of problems- Click desired number of problems…

(we do 30 but if you are practicing nightly do 15 just to build fluency. 15 should answered in about 3 ½ min.

Click Create It!

After the sheet comes up and you print, press the “back” arrow and then click on Create It! again so that it can generate a new sheet. Do this as many times as you want to create multiple sheets to practice. :)

1st- 3rd Nine Weeks Challenge Criteria

Honor Roll (A's and B's in ALL subjects)

85% or higher on Math Mad Minutes

Meet AR Point Goal

90% or higher AR Comprehension Rate

Zero Office Referrals or Detentions

Students must meet ALL requirements in order to attend the Nine Weeks Challenge

Monday- Thursday- Uniform Options

Tops- Red, White, or Navy Blue (Must have collar)

Bottoms- Navy Blue, Khaki, Plaid

Jackets/Sweaters- Red, White, or Blue (to be worn INSIDE)

No restrictions on Jackets for OUTSIDE USE

Shoes- Any sandal worn must have back strap.

FRIDAY DRESS POLICY…. Students may wear PLAIN jeans or shorts with a HCC .

Please no cheerleading outfits or Jerseys.

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3rd Grade Reading and Language Arts

March 16-20 UPDATE!!!!!!!

The IReady link below will take you to the packet that can printed out for practice. Complete sections 1-8, pages 10-30, this week. Please, please , please have your child work on this packet for the Third Grade Reading Gate. Thank you for your understanding and support during this time. Now is a super time to read for AR. Make sure you write down the title and author so that they can take tests when they return.

Parents, please encourage your child to read more AR stories at home so they can come to school prepared to take tests. Thank you. I gave them a sheet in their binder so that they can write the title and author of the book they read.

Friday Wear is only HCC shirts and PLAIN jeans or shorts. You can’t wear jerseys, etc. You CAN wear any color HCC shirt of field trip shirt.

Hairbows, etc. Hairbows and/or accessories can only be WHITE, NAVY, RED, OR KHAKI.

Jewelry I am seeing excessive amounts of jewelry. Please see the policy about this. If they want to wear a LONG necklace, they must have it INSIDE their shirts.

“Fanny” packs. In order to have a fannypack on at all times, the students must have a medical/asthma plan.

MULTICOLORED SOCKS. They can wear socks that are WHITE, NAVY, RED, OR KHAKI.

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March 16-20

Mrs. Swain's Unit for DSU

Dear parents,

The week after Spring Break I will be teaching a unit on the book Charlotte's Web to fulfill my requirements from Delta State University. We will be reading the first ten chapters of the book in class, but each chapter is available on YouTube for your child to listen to, as well. We will be studying character traits, main idea and detail, summary using the Somebody Wanted But So Then strategy, quotation marks, illustrations in text, and direct objects. Please be sure to check your child's homework folder each night, as we will still have our usual spelling choice homework. On Friday we will have a special guest from the Bolivar County 4-H Extension Office come to our class for a presentation.

"Life on the Ice" comprehension and vocab. test will be Friday. We need more work on main idea.

We also will be researching an animal of our choice from the Arctic or Antarctica. The paper will have 5 paragraphs with an introduction and a conclusion. The body of our paragraphs will be about habitat, prey, and how they adapt to the cold. Final paper due Friday. Parents are encouraged to help.

CHRISTMAS PARTY will be Thursday at 1:30! Early dismissal Friday! Have a wonderful Christmas.

Exams will be Monday and Tuesday. iReady score from MOY will be used as the exam grade for Reading and Language. Scores were super! I am very proud of third grade's growth!! Incredible!! Keep reading over the holidays!

Ar Deadline is the 18th.

Thank you for all you do!

12-9-19

We will be taking our iReady MOY assessment this week so we will stay on our story for 2 weeks.

No Shurley Eng. this week. We will be writing a narrative(informational) paper this week. Be looking for their rough drafts in their homework folder. They do not have to work on these at home. We will complete in class but I do encourage you to look at their prewriting and rough drafts. I will send home a rubric 10-9.

Hopefully if time allows, we are going to build a bridge of pasta and glue them together with marshmallows. Please help if you can! I will repost when we get enough supplies so that we don't have too much.

3A - Small marshmallows 3B small bag of spaghetti

Please practice fluency at home. Time students for one minute. They should read 110 correct words per minute fluently.

Vocab. Workshop (Words are the same as last week. We stay on a unit for 2 weeks) common goal trace prefer firm bitter allow patient force faint ( Complete the Sent. quiz Tuesday. Unit 1 Test Friday- They need to know syn/ant and definitions.

SHURLEY ENGLISH IS BACK UP AND RUNNING! WE WILL BEGIN MONDAY.

Welcome to Third Grade! I have enjoyed getting to know students these last two days.! Summer reading quizzes for a reading grade will be given Monday. Check their homework folder for our newsletter and spelling choice examples. Thank you!

8-12-19

Please return student information sheets that were given on registration. Thank you!

Shurley English Test on Thursday. Ch. 1 (Shurley English is not available right now on the website so we will NOT have a Sh. Eng. test on Thursday. We will use Journey's Eng. instead on Subjects and Predicates.)

Unit 14 vocabulary workshop test will be Thursday. BE READY FOR THE TEST!!

State Testing is upon us!!! Please, please make sure your child gets plenty of rest this week. Tuesday is the day! We can do this!! The posters that parents turned in were amazing!! Encourage your child to take the test seriously and to do their very best. There will be no homework assignments until after the state test.

Reading vocab. and comp. will be FRIDAY on "Oliver K. Woodman". Thank you!

April 8th

We will still be working hard in preparation for the state reading test April 16th. Please encourage your children to hang in there and work hard. They can rest after the test! :) Thank you parents for all of your help!

Parents, please send earbuds for students that do not have working ones. It is very important that they be able to hear instructions for iReady!!! Thank you. We still have many students that do not have earbuds. Please send if you are able.

April1-5

I know we have had a crazy schedule lately but we will stay on the same story. We will take tests on Friday on vocab. and comp. (We will spend some reading time with practice MAAP tests to help us prepare for April 16th!!)

Vocab. Workshop unit 13

Complete the sentence quiz will be Tuesday before Inspire class meets. Unit 13 Test will be Friday.

No Spelling Test this week. We will still have fluency.

Shurley English chapter 12. We will be working on direct objects and irregular and regular verbs. We will be taking a test on Thursday.

A HUGE THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH YOUR CHILDREN THIS LAST NINE WEEKS OF SCHOOL!!! :)

Lang.- Parents, help students write an informational paper(5 paragraphs) on an animal from the Arctic or Antarctica(We will do research Monday to choose their animal) . Look for the writing rubric in their homework folders to help. Introductory parag., 3 main points, and a conclusion parag.

Reading fluency words per minute is 130 this nine weeks. Please practice at home. Also, students need to make sure they are reading and studying for tests. (Hint: You can always search on the internet for practice quizzes.)

Class Spelling Bee Friday!!! Study the handout I gave!

Welcome back! I hope you had a fantastic break. Just a reminder, that this semester, you must write and turn everything in cursive to me.

Sentence dictation and spelling tests will be completed in both print and cursive until further notice.

Reading Exam is Tuesday, Dec. 18. Reading passages and answering questions about those passages. ReadWorks.com is a great resource.

Parties will be Thursday, Dec. 20th! Nothing will be planned on Friday!! Have a fantastic holiday!

12-10-18

There will be no reading story or vocabulary this week. We will be reading passages and answering questions about that passage. We are preparing for our exams next week. On our reading exam, we will read a passage and answer questions from the skills we have learned this semester.

NO SPELLING this week.

Vocabulary Workshop unit 8 is the same. Complete the Sentence on Thursday and Unit 8 test is Friday.

Shurley English Chapter 9

We are working hard on using quotation marks. Please practice at home.

No Shurley English this week. We will be working on our narrative writing pieces. Most work will be done in class, but parents are encouraged to look at writing and help edit papers. Final draft will be due Friday.

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